The Triumph Dolomite Club - Discussion Forum

I'm not sure I can make this now, looks likely my head gaskets gone... Not sure whether to say I can't make it as I may be able to have it done by then.... But then I may not be able too.... ugghhhh....

Splitter...if you can cross the Country on two plugs you can do anything!

Just keep an eye on the gauge and stop regularly at 3/4 and fill up after it has cooled down. HG was my first serious job on a Sprint and I ran it for about three weeks like that until it would no longer do J1 M3 to J11 M25 to get me to work

I got about 10 miles on 2 plugs! It shot out one more after that and then we got trailored home by Scott G



What I'm worried about is getting oil in the water and knackering the engine that way. if theres no mayo under the cap that isn't happening is it? I've seen bubbles on the dip stick though..., small ones...

For those travelling from Oxfordshire (or travelling through), what time should we meet up to travel down, and will this be at Sainsburys Heyford Hill or is there an alternative suggestion?

Oxford sounds like a good place Mike, or I'm thinking near Wantage?

Mad Mart asks Malc whether to meet in Salisbury like they did last year. That gets my vote.

If we met at Wantage, Bellingers at grove perhaps? we could travel down the A338 to Hungerford, then onwards to Salisbury. Nice run over the downs, prob preferable to A34.

7.30 meet up give us time do u think for an 8.30 meet in Salisbury?

I know Julian is travelling from salisbury maybe you guys could meet up with him too.

Bellingers, Grove, 07:30 it is then!

Arggghhh I'm probably going to have to drop out of this. I've hit a snagg, I can no longer fund my Dolly habit


So I'm looking in to buyin a 'road' car, one I can clock mileage up without feeling guilty


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Oh I'm not selling up! Just planning on getting something extra

You've done that once already. You bought a dead cheap car with a bombproof engine. Turned out the car needed a small amount of welding, which you did, and a tiny value in parts on the engine which you didn't. It was a nice maroony red iirc. Gay wing mirrors tho. What happened to that car?

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1978 Pageant Sprint - the rustomite, 1972 Spitfire IV - sprintfire project, 1968 Valencia GT6 II - little Blue, 1980 Vermillion 1500HL - resting. 1974 Sienna 1500TC, Mrs Weevils big brown.

I want something I can just get in and drive, park anywhere without caring, drive long distances without using 200 gallons of petrol and something I can put a million miles on without caring.

Julien (not tin the other one) is coming from Salisbury but he is away this week and may be uncontactable before hand.

Gay wing mirrors ,what is this word coming too ,you would never have seen a pair of gay mirrors happliy prancing down the street when i was a youngter. yoof of today don't know how easy they have it.

anyone who is going to this on saturday happen to have a set of front footwell carpets?/ would be interested in them.. good secound hand originals preferred...????

Thanks to Chris for sending my pass in the post and to Justyn for resetting my password so that I can log on to the forum!

Looking forward to the pagaent, who knows I might even wash the 1500!

If you need another gazebo I could ask my neighbour; he is big into Anglias and should have one that I can borrow.

Probably won't get chance to look at the forum until Saturday as I won't have net access for the next few days.

I will be travelling from Salisbury, aiming to arrive by 09:15.

Hello stranger ,dont forget your password this time

gazebos sorted,im burrowing a marque sized one.

Everthing just about sorted for this now, just waiting on the weather,
looking forward to seeing you all it looks like we will have 16 cars now with good variety too, as far as i can make out the following people are meeting at the redezvous point (ROWNHAMS SERVICES WESTBOUND M27) on the SUNDAY 26TH AUG between 0830 - 0845

Me,Justyn,Sarah,Len,Debs,Dave B,Reg,James P,Paul Wills,Paul Harris,Nick C.

The following are meeting us on site before 0930am

Malc,Mart,Mike G,Matt C and Julian

Please correct me if i have this wrong.

For those meeting at Rownhams (WESTBOUND) If you think you may be late give me a ring on my mobile NO. 07745244543 and we will try and sort something out.

cheers

chris curtis